Walking on Sunshine! Katrina returns with live album

Katrina Leskanich is the singer of the best feel good song on the planet and is known to the world as the front woman of KATRINA AND THE WAVES. To mark the 25th Anniversary of the hit single, WALKING ON SUNSHINE, Katrina is releasing THE LIVE ALBUM. Since the success of WALKING ON SUNSHINE, Katrina has been busy touring the world performing original tracks of her own as well as popular songs from KATRINA AND THE WAVES. THE LIVE ALBUM will feature Katrina’s live take on some old Waves' hits as well as recent tracks from Katrina’s solo albums and projects and a cover of a well known classic.

“One of the most meaningful aspects of my career is the relationship I have with an audience during a live performance. For me there is an added dimension to songs and singing when delivered directly to an audience as opposed to the controlled environment of a recording studio. Katrina And The Waves never recorded a live album, so on the 25th Anniversary of ‘Walking on Sunshine’ I want to celebrate it with my first live album recorded in London and Berlin in 2010,” says Katrina.

THE LIVE ALBUM includes a live version of “Walking on Sunshine” and the Borderline Blues version. “WALKING ON SUNSHINE” has become synonymous with Katrina and although the song was ironically rejected by every major record company from 1983-1985, “WALKING ON SUNSHINE” turned into a worldwide phenomenon after its Capitol Records release in 1985, earning top ten spots around the globe.

Over the past 25 years, “WALKING ON SUNSHINE” has been featured in many films, including being danced to on-screen by John Travolta (Look Who’s Talking, 1989), Michael J. Fox (Secret of My Success, 1987), and Jack Black (High Fidelity, 2000). Dolly Parton covered it in her Treasures album and during the last year it was featured in the hit TV show, Glee, as well as on American Idol. “I have performed ‘Walking on Sunshine’ for so many years in so many different countries that it’s become the one constant in my life and the one thing I can count on to bring happiness to myself and others,” states Katrina.

THE LIVE ALBUM is set to release worldwide on June 1, 2010.
The tracks that will be featured on the upcoming album are: